Metallic railway-tie.



PATENTED MAY 8, 1906.

0. BUHRER.

METALLIC RAILWAY TIE.

APPLICATION FILED MAR.'12,1906.

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METALLIC RAILWAY TIE.

APPLICATION FILED MAR.12, 1906.

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wimp STATES PATENT OFFICE.

CASPER BUHRER, OF sANDUsKY, OHIO.

IVIMEV'IV'ATLLIC RAILWAY-TIE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

katented May 8, 1906.

Application filed March 12, 1906. Serial No. 305,581.

Heretofore inthe use of metallic ties and where therailsrested directly upon them, and especially when the trackballa'st or earth Wash'ozenin winter, the construction has provenfto be too rigid, so that the rails have worn excessively and in some instances, per'-.

haps, becorne broken by the blows and weight oft rains passing over the same. My

purpose is'to obviate the objections appertaini'ng tosuch rigic l'cons truc'tions by pro viding' cushions" which will allow the rail to yield slightly underirnpact and when supporting trains of normal weights.

My invention consists in certain novelties of construction" and combinations and arran'ge'rnents 'o'f'parts, as hereinafter set forth, an'dspe'cified in the claims.

Theaccornp anyingdrawings illustrate sev eral examples of the physical ernbodiinent of iinproyelnents constructed according to thebest InodesI haveso far devised for the practical application of the principles;

Figurefl is a view'lof one tie in side elevatio'n with the railsre'sting thereupon and in section; Fig; 2 is a topplan' view of'Fig. 1 with the rails and rail supports or cushions rer'noved. Fig. 2 shows the end of an old track rail,the head of which (shown in dotted lines) is to bereinoved, thepart remaining to constitute art of thebase of the tie. Fig. 3 isfanen arg'edview" of apart of the tie and asiipport. Fig. 4 is'an end view of Figs3. Fig; 5 isan"end view of a support or cushioning block of yieldingrnaterial removed from the base. end views of ablock-clarnp. Fig. 7 illusmates-cheer thetie-cl'arnps. Figs. 8, 9, 10, 11 show a tiewhereirf the base-piece consists 6 shows side and cross-section. Fig. 12 shows theendof a tie wherein the base-piece is ail-iron. I

Referring to the several views, the nu- Ineral 1 designates the base" or metallic part of the tie. In Figs. 1, 2, 3, e base may be made by cutting off the head of an old trackrail and riveting to the flanges of the sarn'e a Wide plate 2, said plate wheni' desired to be fashionedfrorn the cut-off head of the'rail by heating and rolling.

InFigs. 8 to 11 the rnetallicbase of abu'lb-iron rolled to shape and having wide flanges 33 at thcj bottorni A n K In Fig. 12 the base consists of a 1' -iron with wide flanges.

, Adjacentthe endsofthe base-piste @516 cated the supports of yielding rnater ialor wooden blocks 4. Ea ch block is preferably integraland has a slot 5 to receive the web of the base, beveled'surfaces 6 6 to match the top beveled surfaces ofthe flanges of the base each'side of'the Web, and holes 7 7 for bolts. Each block is secured to the base by metallic rectangular block clainps'br straps 8, having elongated holes 91in the ends, andlby angular tie-clarnps 10, each 'havingits ends reversely bent and with a hole through one end.

The block-clamps encircle the base. and

cla'rnp are united by bolt 11, passed through seats for the clamps, so they'cannot niove lon gitudin'ally of the base.

The angular tie clarnps are secured web of the base-piece by'a' b'Ol tf 13, passed through -a hole 14 in the Web and thefholes the ends of the clamps One of these clarnps is located each side of'the webfand itsj freef end hooked over the vertical cornerofthe block. The tie-clamps prevent lon'gitudinali movement of the support 'or blockoutwardlytoward the endsofthe tie, and the block cla'rnps prevent splitting of the wtoiiei blocks,as well as serving thefpurpolsfe ofse; curely fastening the block to the base-piece.

In'Figs. 8, 9, 10, whereina bulbiron is:

used as a base-pieceflt is found convenient to groove the cushioning support or b1001 as" shown, making the groove of'subst'antlallythe Width of thebulb atthe top ofthe b ase of a bulb-iron or a metallic beam'I-shaped in;

the base and prevent the splitting of the wood by the spikes, and that the tie-clamps prevent the outward movement of the blocks when subjected to thrusts from the flanges of the car-Wheels.

While I have shown the blocks or rail-supports consisting of wood, I may use other material, either simple or of composite structure, for the same purpose. The broad idea is the provision of rail-supports in connection with the shapes of metallic base-pieces shown, and it is preferred that the blocks be cushioned.

Various modifications may of course be in-' troduced without constituting substantial de artures.

at I claim is -1. A railway-tie comprising a metallic base having a web and two bottom flanges, railsupports of yielding material slotted to receive the web of the base, and means for securing the said supports to the base.

2. A railway-tie comprising a metallic base having a web and two bottom flanges, railsupports of yielding material slotted to receive the web of the base and having beveled surfaces 6, 6, to match the top beveled surfaces of the flanges, and means for securing the said supports to the base.

3. A railway-tie comprising a metallic base having a web and two bottom flanges, railsupports of yielding material slotted to receive the web of the base, means for securing the said supports to the base, and means for preventin the outward longitudinal movements oft e supports relative to the base.

4. A railway-t1e comprising-a metallic base having a web and two bottom flanges, railsupports of yielding material slotted to rece1ve the web of the base, and clamps passed beneath the base and extended up the sides of the supports and secured by bolts.

5. A railway-tie comprising a metallic base having a web and two bottom flanges, railsupports of yielding material slotted to receive the web of the base and having boltholes, and clamps 8 passed beneath the base and extended up the sides of the supports and held by bolts passed through the ends of the clamps and the holes in the supports.

- 6. railway-tie comprising a metallic base having a web and two bottom flanges, railsupports of yielding material slotted to receive the web of the base, means for securin the supports to the base, and clamps secured to the base and bearing against the supports to prevent longitudinal movements of the supports.

7. A railway-tie comprising a metallic base having aweb and two bottom flanges, railsupports of yieldin material slotted to receive the web of the ase, means for clamping the supports to the base, and angularv tieclamps 10 secured to the web by bolt 13 and the free ends of the clamps hooked over the vertical corners of the supports.

8. A railway-tie comprising a metallic base having a web with two bottom flanges and a wide metallic plate riveted to the flanges, rail-supports slotted to receive the web of the base and means for securing the-supports to the base.

9. A railway-tie comprising a metallic base having a web with bottom flanges and a wide metallic late riveted to the flanges, cushioned rai -supports resting upon the flanges and disposed each side of the web of the base, rind means for clamping the supports to the ase.

10. A railway-tie comprising a metallic base having a web and bottom anges and a wide metallic plate riveted to the flanges, rail-supports located each side of the web and resting upon the flanges of the base, and clamps for securing the supports to the base; said wide metallic plate being provided with seats for the clamps.

11. A railway-tie comprising a metallic base made by cutting ofl the head of an old track-rail with a wide metallic plate riveted to the flanges, rail-supports disposed each side of the web and resting upon the flanges of the base, and means for securing the supports to the base.

12. A railway-tie comprising a metallic base made by cutting off the head of an old track-rail with a wide metallic plate riveted to the flanges, rail-supports of yielding material dis osed each side of the web and resting upon t e flanges of the base, and clamps for securing the supports to the base.

13. A railway-tie comprising a metallic base with a web and two bottom flanges, railsupports each consisting of a block of wood slotted to receive the web of the base, and clamps for securing the supports to the base.

14. A railway-tie comprising a metallic base with a web and two bottom flanges, railsupports each consisting of a block of wood slotted to receive the web of the base and having beveled surfaces to fit the beveled surfaces of the flanges of the base, and clamps for securing the supports to the base.

15. A railway-tie comprising a metallic the base Without removing the tie from the base with a Web and two bottom flanges, railroad-bed. 10 supports of yielding material located each In testimony whereofI aflix my signature side of the Web and resting upon the flanges in presence of tWo Witnesses.

5 of the base, and clamps for securing the sup- CASPER BUHRER.

ports to the base consisting of metallic straps Witnesses: passed beneath the base and secured by bolts L. D. MINOR,

whereby a support may be Withdrawn from GEO E. REITER. 

